How do I install new software from DMG files on a MAC?
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Installing applications on Mac is very easy compared to most platforms -- There are generally three basic steps when installing a software; Acquire, Un-package, Install. A) First the software must be acquired. It could be downloaded from a Web site or stored on a CD. B) Before any software can be installed, it must first be un-packaged. If you are installing from a CD or some other kind of disk then you can generally just insert the disk into your machine and skip this step C) The final step of the process is to actually install the software where you want it. Download the application, often it will end up on your desktop -- Double-click the .dmg file, a new icon will appear on your desktop. If a new Finder window doesn’t automatically appear, double click on the new icon that has appeared on your desktop, a Finder window will appear -- Locate your application’s icon within this new Finder window. Drag and drop it into your 'Applications' directory. DONE!
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kedar's answer is a good one, but it is not entirely complete. First of all, he describes how to install if the medium contains a program that is meant for drop installing. This is not always the case. Sometimes the programs come packaged in installer applications. In this case, you will need to run this application in order to install the program. The second point is that, with Mac OS 10.5, files are now downloaded to a folder on the Dock called downloads. With previous files were generally downloaded to the Desktop, but not with 10.5. Finally, I just wanted to explain what a .dmg file is. These are disk images. When you double click on such a file, the computer mounts the image and treats it the same as if you had put a disk in one of the drives. So, once it is mounted, the procedure would be the same as if you had stuck a program CD in your computer.
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